York County, South Carolina

administration
The York County Courthouse in York, listed on the NRHP with number 81000700
US state :	South carolina
Administrative headquarters :	York
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 649 York, SC 29745-0066
Foundation :	1798
Area code :	001 803
Demographics
Residents :	190.097 (2005)
Population density :	107.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1802 km²
Water surface :	34 km²
map

Website : www.yorkcountygov.com

York County is a county in the state of South Carolina in the United States . The county seat is York .

geography

The county is located in northern South Carolina, bordering North Carolina and has an area of 1802 square kilometers, of which 34 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Cleveland County, North Carolina, Gaston County, North Carolina, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Lancaster County , Chester County , Union County, and Cherokee County .

history

York County was formed in 1798. It was named after York County in Pennsylvania , the former home of many settlers.

The Afro-American Insurance Company Building is one of 56 entries for the county in the NRHP.

56 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 29, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1790	6604	-
1800	10,250	55.2%
1810	10,032	-2.1%
1820	14,936	48.9%
1830	17,790	19.1%
1840	18,383	3.3%
1850	19,433	5.7%
1860	21,502	10.6%
1870	24,286	12.9%
1880	30,713	26.5%
1890	38,831	26.4%
1900	41,684	7.3%
1910	47,718	14.5%
1920	50,536	5.9%
1930	53,418	5.7%
1940	58,663	9.8%
1950	71,596	22%
1960	78,760	10%
1970	85.216	8.2%
1980	106,720	25.2%
1990	131,497	23.2%
2000	164.614	25.2%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

According to the 2000 census , York County had 164,614 people in 61,051 households and 44,933 families. The population density was 93 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 77.25 percent white, 19.16 percent African American, 0.85 percent Native American, 0.89 percent Asian, 0.02 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.93 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 0.91 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.96 percent of the population.

Of the 61,051 households, 35.4 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.1 percent were married couples living together, 13.3 percent were single mothers, 26.4 percent were non-families, 21.3 percent were single households, and 6.9 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.05.

26.3 percent of the population was under 18 years old. 9.5 percent between 18 and 24, 31.1 percent between 25 and 44, 22.8 percent between 45 and 64 and 10.4 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $ 44,539 , and the median income for a family was $ 51,815. Males had a median income of $ 36,713 versus $ 24,857 for females. The per capita income was $ 20,536. 7.3 percent of families and 10.0 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Web links

Commons : York County (South Carolina) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000700. Retrieved September 7, 2019
^ York County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 29, 2018.
↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ York County, South Carolina , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

34.97 -81.18Coordinates: 34 ° 58 ′ N , 81 ° 11 ′ W

[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places - No. 81000700. Retrieved September 7, 2019

[2] York County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 29, 2018.

[4] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

[5] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011

[6] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

[7] York County, South Carolina , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .